EMJ Rheumatol. 2017 Suppl 13

The European Medical Journal is a specialist publisher who combines leading editorials from key opinion leaders with a concise news coverage from the leading congresses within the industry, delivering world-class insights to the key developments and advancements within both clinical and pharmaceutical areas.

We are committed to advancing learning, knowledge, and research worldwide. We aim to publish quality, peer reviewed, and fully indexed Journals. Our unrivalled collaborations with eminent, independent industry bodies create a dynamic tool which assists physicians, clinicians, and leading industry professionals to continuously develop their effectiveness and productivity.

Aims and Scope

The European Medical Journal (EMJ) is an online only, peer reviewed, open access general journal, targeted towards readers in the medical sciences. We aim to make all our articles accessible to readers from any medical discipline

EMJ aims to support healthcare professionals in continuously developing their knowledge, effectiveness, and productivity. The editorial policy is designed to encourage discussion among this peer group

EMJ is published quarterly and comprises of review articles, case reports, practice guides, theoretical discussions, and original research

 EMJ also publishes 16 therapeutic area journals, which provide concise coverage of salient developments at the leading European congresses. These are published annually, approximately 6 weeks after the relevant congress. Further details can be found on our website: www.emjreviews.com

Editorial Expertise

EMJ is supported by various levels of expertise:

Guidance from an Editorial Board consisting of leading authorities from a wide variety of disciplines

Invited contributors are recognised authorities from their respective fields

Peer review, which is conducted by EMJ’s Peer Review Panel as well as other experts appointed due to their knowledge of a specific topic

An experienced team of editors and technical editors

Peer Review

On submission, all articles are assessed by the editorial team to determine their suitability for the journal and appropriateness for peer review

Editorial staff, following consultation with either a member of the Editorial Board or the author(s) if necessary, identify three appropriate reviewers, who are selected based on their specialist knowledge in the relevant area

All peer review is double blind

Following review, papers are either accepted without modification, returned to the author(s) to incorporate required changes, or rejected

Editorial staff have final discretion over any proposed amendments

Submissions​

Contributors are identified and invited by editorial staff with guidance from the Editorial Board

Following acceptance of an invitation, the author(s) and editorial staff formalise the working title and scope of the article

Editorial staff will provide instructions to authors, or submission details can be found through our website: www.emjreviews.com